Field supervisor – one post

Job title: Field Supervisor – 1 Post

Reporting to: Field Forester

Duty station: Iringa region, Mufindi District

Deadline: 14th September 2024

Company’s overview

Ubora Forestry Solutions and General Supply Ltd is a silviculture forestry contractor company established in 2020 to deliver high-quality support services to the forestry sector in Tanzania. As one of the few home-grown silviculture service providers, we cater to commercial forestry investors in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Our services target small, medium, and large forestry investors, offering a diverse range of support including investment advisory, land acquisition, land preparation, plantation establishment, and management. We pride ourselves on the exceptional quality of our services and the unparalleled value for money we provide.

Roles and responsibilities

  • Plan and supervise work activities to ensure standards are adhered to in every activity.
  • Ensure workers wear/put on personal protective equipment (PPE) at the work site.
  • Issue proper tools to each worker, instruct on the proper and safe use of tools and ensure workers’ understanding.
  • Arrange transport for workers to their working sites.
  • Conduct safety talks before starting of activity and taking attendance.
  • Ensures daily reports are timely communicated to the company.
  • Arrange transport for workers to their sites.
  • Build and strengthen workers’ relationships through effective communication and providing technical advice.
  • Deliver first aid in case of injury or any other health problem.
  • Assisting in the disbursement of funds allocated by the Company to the assigned activities in different sites.
  • Monitor expenditures, purchases and inventories for all company’s equipment and tools on the sites.
  • Ensure mechanical maintenance and repairs of motorbike/vehicle given to.
  • Assist in budget implementation.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Personal Attributes

  • Solution-oriented with the quest for solving problems.
  • The ability to collaborate effectively within a team and across departments to achieve common goals.
  • Effective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Energetic with the ability to adopt to changing circumstances and external factors.

Knowledge, Experience, and Qualification

  • Possession of a certificate in forestry, natural resource management, environmental science, or a related field
  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili
  • Having a valid motorbike driving license will be added advantage.

Application mode

Applicants who meet the specified job requirements should submit a motivation letter and curriculum vitae (CV), including contact details of three referees and copies of academic and professional certifications, to:

Managing Director,

UBORA FORESTRY SOLUTIONS AND GENERAL SUPPLY LTD,

B MBEYELA Road Plot No. 82 Block R,

P. O. Box 149,

Njombe, Tanzania.

Email: recruitment@uboraforestry.co.tz

The subject of all email applications should read as FIELD SUPERVISOR – UBORA FORESTRY.

Only candidates who meet the specified qualifications will be contacted for an interview.